Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationProject Coordinator & Chief of Staff Equivalent
Sep. 2016 - Jun. 2019Greater Seattle AreaAs Chief of Staff to the Deputy Director for Sustainable Non-Sewered Sanitation Systems, supported foundation’s effort to provide access to safe sanitation to 4.5 billion people without it. Drove operational efficiency, innovation, and alignment across functions. Trained new staff at all levels with a focus on internal policy and cultural awareness. Contributed to internal policy design committees. • Successfully executed the $7M Reinvent the Toilet Expo (2018), attended by Bill Gates and the President of the World Bank. Managed a 50-person planning team. Coordinated across vendors, the Chinese Government (co-sponsor), and internal departments including security, communications, events, WASH team, and legal. Showcased, for the first time, the most significant advances in sanitation in ~200 years.
• Planned and developed FSM5-AfricanSan 5 Conference (2019). Secured African Minister’s Council on Water, part of the African Union, as the co-host. Connected national minister to a sanitation entrepreneur who provided key insights on a practical level, leading to improvements.